2.  A Graph is used to display data shown in a table.  It is easier to see data when it is displayed in a graph.  A BAR GRAPH is used to compare categories of data.  A LINE GRAPH is used to show how data changes over time.

3. Types of Roller Coasters in the United States TypeFrequency Inverted45 Stand up9 Steel457 Suspended9 Wild mouse32 Wood120

4. The SCALE is written on the vertical axis (y-axis). It must include the smallest number and the largest number The scale is separated into equal parts called INTERVALS. On this scale the interval is 100. The categories are across the bottom of the graph( x axis)

5. Price of Corn versus Quantity Demanded

6. Everglades National Park MonthRainfall (inches) January2 February2 March2 April2 May7 June10

7. The scale and i nterval are shown on the vertical axis. The time interval is written on the horizontal axis. The TREND is the general slant of the line.

9. 1.Which course has the most students enrolled in it? 2.Order the courses by enrollment from lowest to highest. 3.The enrollment in Econ is approximately how many times bigger than the enrollment in Chem? 4.Approximately how many students were enrolled in the course with the most students? 5.Approximately how many more students are in Econ than in Physics? Example Given the graph at right, below, answer the following questions.

10. 1.What is this graph about? 2.What span of scores occurs the most often? 3.What span of scores occurs the least often? 4.About how many more students scored between 500-599 than scored between 400-499? 5.Those students scoring between 500-599 occurred about how many more times than those scoring between 600-699?

11. 1.What is the title of this graph? 2.What was the value of Sarah’s car in 2004? 3.What was the value of Sarah’s car in 2007? 4.How much more was Sarah’s car worth in 2001 than in 2006? 5.What is the general trend of the value of Sarah’s car?

12. 1.What is the title of this line graph? 2.What is the range of values on the horizontal scale? 3.What is the range of values on the vertical scale? 4.How many points are in the graphs? 5.What was the lowest temperature recorded? 6.What was the highest temperature recorded? 7.On what day did the temperature go down?

13. Which statement is not supported in the line graph? a.There were more people in the store at 2pm than were there at 4pm b.From 4-5pm there were the same number of people in the store. c.There were twice as many people in the store at 12pm than were there at 11am. d. There were 5 more people in the store at 12pm than at 2pm.